Smith College

Smith College, located in Northampton, Massachusetts, is the largest women's college in the United States. It is a private, non-denominational liberal arts college. It is one of the Seven Sisters and is also a member of the Five Colleges consortium.

Academics

Smith College is the first and only women's college in the U.S. to grant its own undergraduate degrees in engineering. The Picker Engineering Program offers a single Bachelor of Science in engineering science, combining the fundamentals of multiple engineering disciplines.

Related Topics:
Engineering - Bachelor of Science

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The Ada Comstock Scholars Program is a bachelor's degree program for nontraditionally-aged students.

Related Topics:
Bachelor's degree - Students

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Smith also offers graduate degrees in master of arts, master of arts in teaching, master of fine arts, master of education, master of education of the deaf, master of science in exercise and sport studies, and master and Doctor of Philosophy in social work.

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The college has a limited program leading to PhDs, and is part of a cooperative doctoral program co-administered by Amherst College, Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke College and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. This cooperative doctoral program is available in the fields of astronomy, biological sciences, chemistry, geology, history and physics.

Related Topics:
Amherst College - Hampshire College - Mount Holyoke College - University of Massachusetts at Amherst - Astronomy - Biological sciences - Chemistry - Geology - History - Physics

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Smith also has special one-year graduate programs for international students. One of such programs, an American Studies Diploma Program, was founded during the early 1960s, one of the hottest periods of the Cold War, to serve as a counterweight of international misunderstanding and violence.

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Although little-known, Smith's graduate programs are open to both men and women. Each year approximately 100 men and women pursue advanced graduate work at Smith, while about 2,500 students enroll for their undergraduate degrees in Northampton, Massachusetts. More than half of Smith's juniors study overseas.

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Individuals may also enroll as nondegree students by registering for one or more courses.

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Undergraduate majors and minors offered

Both major and minor are offered in each subject unless otherwise noted.

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Arts

• Art
• Architecture
• Graphic Art (minor)
• History of Art
• Studio Art
• Dance
• Music
• Theatre

Humanities and language

• Classics
• Comparative Literature (major)
• East Asian Languages and Cultures
• Chinese
• Japanese
• Korean (minor)
• English Language and Literature
• French Studies (major)
• German Studies
• Greek (language, literature)
• Italian Language and Literature
• Latin (language, literature)
• Philosophy
• Religion and Biblical Literature
• Russian Literature (major)
• Spanish (language, literature)

Sciences

• Astronomy
• Astrophysics (minor)
• Biochemistry (major)
• Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Computer Science (major)
• Computer Science and Language (minor)
• Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science (minor)
• Programming (minor)
• Systems (minor)
• Theory (minor)
• Engineering
• Geology
• Mathematics (major)
• Algebra-Analysis-Geometry (minor)
• Applied Mathematics (minor)
• Discrete Mathematics (minor)
• Statistics (minor)
• Neuroscience
• Physics
• Psychology

Social sciences and History

• Anthropology
• Archaeology (minor)
• Economics
• Education and Child Study (major)
• Special Needs (minor)
• Child Development (minor)
• Learning and Instruction (minor)
• Secondary Teaching (minor)
• Education Studies (minor)
• Government
• History
• Antiquity (major)
• Islamic Middle East (major)
• East Asia (major)
• Europe, 300-1650 (major)
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• Africa (major)
• Latin America (major)
• United States (major)
• International Relations (minor)
• Political Economy (minor)
• Public Policy (minor)
• Sociology
• Sociology and Anthropology (major)
• Third World Development Studies (minor)

Interdisciplinary

• African Studies (minor)
• Afro-American Studies
• American Studies (major)
• Ancient Studies (minor)
• Classical Studies (major)
• Digital Art (minor)
• East Asian Studies
• Environmental Science and Policy (minor)
• Ethics (minor)
• Exercise and Sport Studies (minor)
• Film Studies (minor)
• History of Science and Technology (minor)
• Italian Studies
• Jewish Studies (minor)
• Landscape Studies (minor)
• Latin American and Latino/a Studies (major)
• Latin American Studies (minor)
• Latino/a Studies (minor)
• Logic (minor)
• Marine Sciences (minor)
• Medieval Studies
• Portuguese-Brazilian Studies
• Russian Civilization (major)
• Urban Studies (minor)
• Women's Studies
• Forms of literary and artistic expression (major)
• Forms of political/social/economic thought/action/organization (major)
• Historical perspectives (major)
• Queer Studies (major)
• Scientific inquiry (major)
• Women, Race and Culture (major)

In addition, students can design specialized majors and minors with the approval of the College and related departments.

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Graduate degrees and study options offered

• Masters
• Arts
• Arts in Teaching
• Fine Arts in Dance
• Fine Arts in Playwriting
• Education
• Education of the Deaf
• Science in Exercise and Sport Studies
• Social Work
• Ph.D
• Social Work
• Cooperative Ph.D Program
• Astronomy
• Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology
• History
• Physics
• Other Graduate Study Options
• American Studies (Diploma)
• Graduate Studies (Certificate)